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Jury awards $300 million to women who alleged sex abuse by doctor at a Virginia children's hospital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A jury has ruled in favor of three women who alleged they were sexually abused while patients at a Virginia children's hospital, awarding them a total of $300 million in damages. The jury in Richmond Circuit Court on Friday awarded each woman $60 million in...
Nevada high court orders dismissal of Chasing Horse sex abuse case but says charges can be refiled
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a sprawling sex abuse indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, while leaving open the possibility of charges being refiled in a case that sent shockwaves throughout Indian Country and led to more criminal charges in the U.S....
Memphis man gets life sentence for killing rapper Young Dolph
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Jurors deliberated for just under four hours before...
Judge prepares ruling on possible retrial of movie armorer in fatal set shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge heard arguments Thursday on whether to dismiss a criminal conviction against a movie armorer in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin and said she'll rule next week on whether to skuttle the case or order a retrial. In a remote...
Local officials in upstate New York acquitted after ballot fraud trial
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three county officials from upstate New York accused of conspiring to commit ballot fraud in 2021 local elections were found not guilty of all charges by a federal jury Wednesday. The three Rensselaer County officials were charged by federal prosecutors last...
Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims on behalf of patients. A jury decided last year that the clinic in a town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos...
Court asked to dismiss murder charge against Karen Read in death of her police officer boyfriend
BOSTON (AP) — An attorney for Karen Read has petitioned the highest court in Massachusetts seeking the dismissal of two charges including murder that she faces in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and...
Jury awards $2.78 million to nanny over hidden camera in bedroom
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded $2.78 million to an au pair whose employer used a hidden camera to videotape her while she slept in their New York City home. The jury in Brooklyn federal court ordered Michael and Danielle Esposito to pay Kelly Andrade $780,000 for emotional...
Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Marcellus Williams, 55, was...
Minnesota woman gets 20 years in real estate agent's killing as part of plea deal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge sentenced a woman to 20 years in prison Tuesday for her alleged role in the 2019 New Year's Eve killing of a Minneapolis real estate agent. Elsa Segura pleaded guilty to kidnapping to commit great bodily harm or terrorize as part of an...
